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Life is good. I’m spending more time than advised thinking about the Indiana Fever.

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Taka Kauri

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New episode of From the Logo is here Talking key takeaways from the first 3 games of the season: - some things that will just take time - other things that I’m more concerned about (it’s the defense)

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Wherefore art though Defense?

Listen to this episode from From the Logo on Spotify. Join Taka Kauri as he takes a look at the the first week of the 2024 season. From the defense to the offense and all that is between (spoiler:...

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2 years

@stevejones20 The Jazz doing this exact thing against that exact player is something.

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24 days

Video from the first day of Fever training camp. Featuring Caitlin Clark, Katie Lou Samuelson and more. Credit to the Indiana Fever for the footage.

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4 months

The pass, the shot, and Caitlin Clark getting the crowd on their feet.

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5 months

Caitlin Clark at it again. Happy World Basketball Day.

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11 months

Ok Chelsea Gray.

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Aliyah Boston did some great things passing the ball last season. Regularly took advantage of the attention she saw and made quick decisions with the ball.

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5 months

Caitlin Clark with her ninth 3 of the game and she is giving everyone a high five.

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5 months

Just Caitlin Clark doing her thing. Three 3-pointers in less than a minute and a half.

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1 year

Aliyah Boston. After the double comes it looks like there will be nothing positive from this - but what an incredible find. Getting Kelsey Mitchell going here would be huge.

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10 months

Aliyah Boston x Roman Reigns. Acknowledge the Rookie of the Year. SummerSlam, I’m ready.

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10 months

Bring back NBA highlights with music that doesn’t match

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8 months

Quick takeaways from the Fever exit interviews: -Aliyah Boston, Christie Sides and Lin Dunn all mentioned that making the playoffs is the goal next season. That’s the target. -The Fever want to add a veteran free agent with playoff and if possible championship experience.

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4 months

Cotie McMahon in the fourth quarter and overtime vs Iowa. Dominant.

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12 days

Caitlin Clark to Aliyah Boston. The pace of the offense and the involvement of AB feels better this game. Defensively the team has to find a way to get some stops. A stop.

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21 days

View from Day 3 of Fever training camp Video courtesy of the Indiana Fever

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1 year

Aliyah Boston is so good. Look at this.

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5 months

Rickea Jackson in Tennessee’s game vs Liberty In 24 minutes: 21 Points (9-18 from the field), 7 rebounds and 2 steals. Such a versatile player, who scores and impacts the game in many different ways.

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1 month

I asked Fever GM Lin Dunn about the qualities she looks for in players that earn roster spots 10-12.

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6 months

Caitlin Clark.

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22 days

Some footage from day two of training camp. Video courtesy of the Indiana Fever

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5 months

To get Caitlin Clark’s 10th assist, (and triple double) Iowa go to a play the used a lot with Monika Czinano.

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4 months

The footwork from Caitlin Clark to get set

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4 months

This is a fun set coming out of timeout to get Caitlin Clark coming off of two screens

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1 year

Aliyah Boston in the post. Strength and the footwork. You love it.

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2 years

@jamisonhensley Man needs a well deserved vet day after carrying the offense on his back all season.

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1 month

I’m starting a podcast. If you like the Fever or kiwi accents this may be the podcast for you. I can’t promise there will never be singing, but I can promise this is the most I’ll ever sing.

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6 months

When Caitlin Clark is rolling it really is special.

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5 months

THE INDIANA FEVER ARE ALL THE WAY UP!

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7 months

Caitlin Clark is still good.

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3 months

What a defensive sequence from Talia von Oelhoffen!

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5 months

I’m still floating after the WNBA lottery so I thought I’d try out something new. SOUND ON 🔉 A quick look at how the off-ball shooting of Caitlin Clark could impact the Fever. Indiana fevvvvvvvvaaaaa

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Taka Kauri

22 days

Earlier in the week Christie Sides talked about some of the things we can expect to see from AB this season.

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Taka Kauri

4 months

Caitlin Clark against Purdue. The throw aheads, the shots off the catch, the step backs, getting into the middle of defenses and finding shooters/runners in transition. (+ that toss from near half-court)

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Taka Kauri

3 months

In her most recent game Nalyssa Smith had: 44 points on 18/27 shooting and 11 rebounds.

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Taka Kauri

10 months

Against the Dream Aliyah Boston made 12 shots on a season high 22 attempts. Her willingness to take jump shots really stood out. To me the best version of the Fever is one where both Boston and NaLyssa Smith are able to punish defenses from inside and outside the paint.

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1 year

You like this from Aliyah Boston. Uses her body to get where she wants and finishes. A heck of an introduction to the W for Boston going against the front courts of the Suns and Liberty in her first two games.

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3 years

@AndrewDBailey Going from believing that averaging for a SINGLE season might never happen in the modern game - to Westbrook averaging one over the last five seasons is wild. The man always competes.

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Taka Kauri

6 months

If I was a GM of a team I would be very excited about the possibility of partnering talented bigs with Caitlin Clark.

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6 months

Ayoka Lee is doing all of this just four weeks after starting full contact training? Super impressive.

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1 month

Just Aliyah Boston making layups and making life easy for others.

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13 days

In pregame media and I just got a “I’m impressed you saw that” from Christie Sides for a question I asked. I will now go and float around for the rest of the day.

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Taka Kauri

1 year

This is good basketball! The ball goes to Aliyah Boston who is able to turn and see past the double. She’s so good at making the right decision. Great pass by Kristy Wallace and finish by NaLyssa Smith.

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Arike Ogunbowale my goodness.

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5 months

WE DID IT! NUMBER 1! NEW WORDS ON THE BLOG. On how Caitlin Clark fits what the Fever like to do and how she could elevate the offense to a different level.

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The Indiana Fever have done it again.

They did it. They actually did it! The Indiana Fever have won the first pick in the WNBA draft – for the second year in a row! Going in, the Fever were guaranteed a top three pick (and truly, any w…

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5 months

What is it that @C2_Cooper says about jump passes?

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Taka Kauri

1 year

NaLyssa Smith today: 29 PTS, 11-19 shooting (57.9%), 12 REB, 5 OREB and 4 AST. According to @WBBTimeline - Smith is the youngest player in WNBA history to finish a game with at least 25 PTS, 10 REB, 5 OREB and 4 AST, while shooting 55% or better.

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10 months

“That’s a brick!” Brittney Griner with the mic is comedy! I love this.

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5 months

Rickea Jackson against Auburn: 24 points, a career-high 19 rebounds and one “too small”.

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23 days

@NekiasNBA

Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan

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With that said, much like the last two years, you’ll be getting extensive WNBA coverage on @dunkerspotpod ! If you’re trying to get into the league for the first time, or just want to go deeper on the Xs & Os side, we’re the pod for you.

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22 days

The very first episode of From the Logo is here. I spoke briefly about each of the offseason roster additions and how they could impact the team. Spotify: Apple:

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‎From the Logo: New Faces in Indiana on Apple Podcasts

‎Show From the Logo, Ep New Faces in Indiana - 30 Apr 2024

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Taka Kauri

11 months

I’m really excited to see what Bruce Brown looks like in the Indiana Pacers offense. Brown’s ability to find space, plus Tyrese Haliburton’s ability to create passing lanes is a wonderful partnership. And them on the break together is fun.

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11 months

@TonyREast Seeing what Nembhard was able to do on the short roll last season, and then super charging it with Bruce Brown gets me excited.

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6 months

Score the bucket and blow a kiss. We’ve got a good one going on.

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1 year

Look at Grace Berger and Aliyah Boston with the connection. Great seal to open up the pass.

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Taka Kauri

11 months

I’ve got a new blog post coming pregame tomorrow on Lexie Hull’s offensive growth this season. But before that here is a collection of some of her top defensive plays. It’s been fun to watch her take each and every challenge.

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1 year

Aliyah Boston. A joy to watch.

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Taka Kauri

8 months

I’m thinking about defense in the WNBA (and basketball in general really) and I couldn’t help but go back and listen to @NekiasNBA and @stevejones20 talking with Brittney Sykes on the Dunker Spot pod.

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Taka Kauri

10 months

Let’s go. NaLyssa Smith is close to returning and may be back tomorrow. I’m looking forward to seeing how the Fever finish the year. There’s still more than a quarter of the season to go, and lots of room to grow.

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Big update for the Fever: NaLyssa Smith (stress fracture in her left foot) is questionable tomorrow for Fever-Sparks. She’s been out almost a month.

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4 months

I saw this and wondered who the last player was to have a usage rate over 35.0 and be drafted number 1. It was A’ja Wilson. Wilson’s last season at South Carolina: 22.6 PPG 11.8 RPG 35.6 Usage rate 15.5 FGA 54.2 FG% 54.2 EFG% 46.5 PER

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looking at Caitlin Clark's numbers and listen, I'd want the ball in her hands as much as friggin possible 31.3 ppg (1st) 7.6 apg (3rd) 48.4 assist rate (3rd) 40.5 usage rate (3rd) 22.3 FG attempts per game (1st) 48.5 FG% 59.5% Effective Field Goal 46.6 PER (6th)

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24 days

Happy start of training camp day to Indiana Fever and WNBA fans alike. Hoop is back. We made it!

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Per Indiana Fever PR: The Indiana Fever have exercised the fourth-year option on the rookie scale contract of NaLyssa Smith.

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3 months

Aliyah is starting. We are here.

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1 year

Nekias and @stevejones20 of the Dunker Spot are some of the best in the world at what they do. And now they are sharing the good stuff with tik tok too? We have arrived.

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Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan

1 year

Let’s talk about Candace Parker’s defense for a little bit.

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28 days

AB and CC in the pick and roll while the defense still has to account for NaLyssa and Kelsey? Yeah. We are up.

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Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark putting in work together for the first time 🤝

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6 months

@MG_Schindler Well since we are discussing Anime. WNBA Champion Alaina Coates x Spy Family.

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1 year

ALIYAH BOSTON from 3! We are here.

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1 year

Aliyah Boston post ups. I’m always here for them.

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3 months

@NekiasNBA

Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan

3 months

anyway, CC-Aliyah empty side PnR while Kelsey Mitchell flies off a stagger on the other side. Good freaking luck.

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lol you can nearly see the love hearts in this guys eyes as he thinks about this team

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We need a live @takamaikauri Cam for when the no. 1 pick is announced.

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@KOT4Q No AI can capture the joy that Steve expresses here

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6 months

Caitlin Clark my goodness

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4 months

If Karlie Samuelson has 1,000,000 fans, I am one of them. If Karlie Samuelson has 100,000 fans, I am one of them. If Karlie Samuelson has 100 fans, I am one of them. If Karlie Samuelson has no fans, I am no longer on this earth.

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Taka Kauri

4 years

Allie Quigley. Flamethrower. With the win in the first round of HORSE today seemed like the ideal day to add to the WNBA education. The shot goes up quick, it goes down 42% of the time from 3 and that 2018 3 Point competition - my goodness.

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@takamaikauri

Taka Kauri

14 days

Hi. If you want to listen to a podcast that actually cares about the Indiana Fever I have one for you.

@takamaikauri

Taka Kauri

17 days

New episode of From the Logo is here. Looking at the game vs the Dallas Wings and Caitlin Clark’s debut. Due to popular demand my wife is back for another end of podcast chat. Apple: Spotify:

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Taka Kauri

1 year

Aliyah Boston has had some incredible stretches of play for the Indiana Fever. But what she did in the final five minutes of regulation vs the Chicago Sky may be her most impressive to date. I grabbed some clips and wrote about it. NEW BLOG POST

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Film Review: Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky

Final Score: Fever 103 v Sky 108 With 2.7 seconds remaining, Aliyah Boston put the Indiana Fever up 2, and I may have declared to my lounge: “Aliyah isn’t just the Rookie of the Year, she’s the MVP…

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Taka Kauri

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I was sure I remembered Kelsey talking about making quick decisions. And sure enough, from last season. Steph’s quote from one of his camps "I'm catching & shooting, I'm catching & ripping, or I'm catching & giving it up. If you hold the ball for one second, that's a grenade,

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Natalie Esquire

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Caitlin Clark finished last night with 12/8/6 shooting 4/12 from the field and 2/9 from 3. While not her most efficient shooting night, she played an effective floor game. Christie Sides spoke about her shot selection and habits they’re trying to get her to break from college.

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2 years

@NekiasNBA This man said he’s ready to buy a 4th PS5 @stevejones20

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Taka Kauri

5 months

The shot that gave Charlisse Leger-Walker the most points all-time by a New Zealander in NCAA Division I basketball. Incredible stuff.

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Mike Lacey

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On @skysportnz at 4pm 2day watch @WSUCougarWBB take on #8 Stanford with @Char_legerwalks needing just 3 points to take the NZ all-time NCAA Division I scoring record away from @CantyBBall Erin Rooney (Monmouth University, 2009-11/Fordham University, 2012-14) who scored 1,647pts.

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1 year

I’ve said it before. Watching Aliyah Boston play makes me smile. She is awesome.

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1 year

@IndianaFever Great job of continuing to fight back during the game.

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Taka Kauri

2 months

I know you can’t say it. I’ve got you.

@IndianaFever

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don't miss the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft this summer at @GainbridgeFH . season tickets are going fast, grab yours now ➡️

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18 days

Here we go. The First Fever game thread of the year. It's preseason so there will be less clips than usual, but let's get it!

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2 months

Actually caring about the growth of the game OR it getting leaked that you were offering $5M so you can get your name out there for publicity.

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1 year

What a connection between Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner.

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Taka Kauri

1 year

Over the weekend, The Indiana Fever played their final preseason game of the season. So Aliyah Boston post play thread? Aliyah Boston post play thread. Great cut by Erica Wheeler, great find by Aliyah Boston.

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Taka Kauri

6 months

What a win for K-State. Even when they got down it never felt like they were out of it. Just kept things close enough till they could take the lead. Did a fantastic job on Caitlin Clark all game. I was surprised by how effective the drop coverage was to start.

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12 days

Some of the hand offs and on ball screens from yesterday.

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Taka Kauri

26 days

It’s training camp time! NEW BLOG POST Features an individual section for each of the 15 players at camp + a final roster prediction. If you are new to the Fever or just want a refresher on the team, this is for you. We are so back.

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Training Camp Preview

Indiana’s training camp begins on Sunday, and with the signing of Women’s College Basketball juggernaut Caitlin Clark, excitement around the team has reached fever pitch. Expectations are high, the…

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Taka Kauri

1 year

@IndianaFever Another great one that could’ve gone either way. I’m so encouraged by how the team is playing. Let’s keep going.

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Taka Kauri

8 months

With the end of the Fever season comes the end of my first season of blogging. I wanted to finish this season by writing about someone who meant and still means so much to me. In memory of Toni. Though she recently passed away, she’s still with us.

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Friday 24th March On the 24th March my mother-in- law passed away. Toni was 59 and had been living with cancer for 5 years. Toni was an incredible woman. She was somehow one of the most loving and …

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Taka Kauri

9 months

There’s not too many teams where your 4 is relocating to be one pass away, catching, upfaking and finishing like that. NaLyssa Smith is like that.

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Taka Kauri

10 months

With 11 games to go the Fever are now 5.5 games out of eighth place. Barring a historic run they have all but secured the top lottery odds for the 2024 WNBA draft. Also the Aces are absurd. Courtesy of @WBBTimeline

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18 days

Caitlin to Aliyah.

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9 months

GRACE BERGER!

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Joel getting in his Caitlin bag

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distribute and dunk.

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17 days

As always Nekias is spot on. This was a staple of the Fever offense last season and allowed them to involve AB, NS and KM in the same action. Now they get to add CC to it too.

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Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan

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The Fever are going to be able to run some fun stuff with their personnel. This one caught my eye in real time. High PnR while Caitlin is setting a cross screen for NaLyssa; looks like Caitlin is coming off a screen from Aliyah after that. Lot of options if the timing's right.

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9 months

Pineapple facts x Indiana Fever highlights 🍍

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Indiana Fever

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"Pineapple represents stability, stay[ing] together, teams make runs, life happens, but it's still pineapple." the squad explains how "pineapple" became their new go-to word after a recent team meeting. 🍍

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2 years

@NekiasNBA The 9.

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14 days

A week out from the first game of the season. I’m going to enjoy every win, every highlight and every big play.

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